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Yankees Defeat Blue Jays to Open Derek Jeter's Last Homestand

New York Shortstop Homers in Sixth Inning as Team Wins 3-2 in Ninth Inning

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Joe Lemire

Sept. 18, 2014 10:21 p.m. ET

Longtime New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter thanked fans for their support in a touching commercial produced by Gatorade and released Thursday morning, but he saved a greater sign of appreciation for later in the evening, against the Toronto Blue Jays.

In the commercial, to the tune of Frank Sinatra's "My Way," the Yankees' retiring captain greets fans and passersby while walking the last few blocks to Yankee Stadium. Meanwhile, in the sixth inning of the first game of his last homestand at the stadium, Jeter...